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- CBT techniques
- Client-centered work
- Emotion-focused methods
About Cathy
LMSW in Michigan with six years' experience, Cathy O'Brien focuses on stress, anxiety, mood concerns, trauma, and parenting issues. She works with people who are coping with grief, eating concerns, ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, and family-related stress. Sessions are offered in English and she practices several evidence-based approaches.
Cathy uses practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and build new behavior patterns. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to make sessions collaborative and grounded in the client’s experience. Emotionally-Focused Therapy techniques are part of her approach when relationships or attachment issues are involved.
Her background includes work across school and clinic settings and both in-person and virtual care. Cathy’s earlier roles involved supporting children and adults with anxiety, OCD, and trauma-related symptoms. She has experience helping people develop stress management skills and coping strategies for life changes.
In sessions she adjusts methods to the person’s needs, combining short-term problem solving with longer-term skills work. Expect goal-focused conversations, practical exercises to try between meetings, and check-ins about progress. She also addresses specific concerns such as panic attacks, compulsive behaviors, self-harm urges, and trichotillomania.
People seeking help for adoption- and foster-related issues, attachment difficulties, autism spectrum concerns, or parenting strain may find relevant experience here. Cathy emphasizes working together to pick approaches that fit each person’s situation.
To begin, users are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the site’s online process. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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How her approaches work in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and collaboration. The therapist follows the person’s concerns, reflects feelings, and helps set goals that matter to the client. This approach supports people who need a steady, respectful space to talk through overwhelm or parenting strain.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Sessions use practical exercises to shift unhelpful thinking and build new habits, which can help with anxiety, panic attacks, OCD symptoms, and mood problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Cathy will work together with clients to decide which methods fit best based on symptoms, goals, and preferences. That collaborative choice may change over time as needs evolve.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a weekday routine, shorten check-ins when needed, or avoid travel to an office. The therapist also uses practical homework and between-session check-ins to keep progress moving when schedules are busy.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and related issues such as OCD, panic, eating concerns, and self-harm.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style mixes Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to match the person’s needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of experience as an LMSW working in school and clinic settings and offering both in-person and virtual work.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) practicing in the state of Michigan.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she take clients from other countries?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.